(March 1, 2015 at 11:12 am)Nope Wrote: Apparently, three hundred years after Jesus' supposed death, the early Christians weren't a peaceful lot.
It really depends. There were probably as many christian sects as there are today. And as I said earlier, some prominent figures had the right ideas in opposing military service and capital punishment. Some others literally grazed on the banks of the river Jordan until they were killed off by shepards not liking the competition for their sheep. And others, when they gained influence in certain regions, started a killing spree that rivals ISIS. And they too destroyed priceless relics and books in the process.
The story of early christianity is a story of conflicting believes and lastly sucking up to the Roman emperor. And the following centuries are marked by the Roman church striving to wipe out all the competition.